'Without Water, We Die'.
'Without water, we die' is an ongoing visual representation of Somalia's growing climate crisis in a country ravaged by violence and suffering. The deadly unrest in the arid, scorched interior has decimated rural living, with millions of livestock dead and farms empty.
In January 2023, after a fifth consecutive failed rainy season, the country is already in its longest drought in recorded history.
For those in the rural regions of Somalia today, this is a disaster of unprecedented magnitude, with famine a deadly reality in 2023.
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Biography
Giles Clarke is a photojournalist based in New York City and focuses on capturing the human face of current and post-conflict issues worldwide.
Clarke began his photography career as a professional black-and-white printer in London and New York. During the mid-1990s, he worked on some now-iconic fashion campaigns in the Richard Avedon darkroom in New York.
Clarke prefers to work with NGOs, UN agencies, and relevant global media organizations to further awareness of pressing humanitarian and current news issues and icurrently focusing on Haiti, Iraq, and 'Cancer Alley' in Louisiana, USA.
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Awards
In June 2024, Clarke won the 2024 World Report Award (Master Award section), presented by the Festival of Ethical Photography in Italy, for his Haiti reportage since 2014.
In 2022, Clarke was awarded the Sharjah Government Communication Award for his past work in El Salvador.
In December 2021, Clarke was awarded the 'WARS Photography Award' created by 'Associazione 46 Parallelo / Atlante Delle Wars in Italy.
2021 - PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris - Gold Award - 'Yemen In Covid' - War/Press Category
2021 - PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris - Silver Award -
'Migrants & Refugees in Yemen' - War/Press Category
2018 - World Report Award - 2nd Place, Single Shot Award
2018: Sony World Photography Awards - Finalist, Current Affairs & News Category - Yemen In Crisis
2018: Allard Photo Prize - Winner - Yemen In Crisis
2017: Lucie Award - 1st Place, Deeper Perspective Award - Yemen In Crisis
2017: Mobile Photo Awards - Grand Prize Winner
2016: Allard Photo Prize - Winner - Toxic Trespass, Bhopal
2016: National Press Photographers Association’s Best of Photojournalism - 1st Prize, Environmental Picture Story - Waste In Time, Haiti
2016: National Press Photographers Association’s Best of Photojournalism - 2nd Prize, Contemporary Issues Story - Toxic Trespass, Bhopal
2016: Sony World Photography Awards - Finalist, Campaign Category - Toxic Trespass, Bhopal
2016: PDN Storytellers - Winner, Environmental Story - Waste In Time, Haiti
2016: Pictures of the Year International POYI- Award of Excellence - Toxic Trespass, Bhopal
2015: Lucie Foundation: International Photography Awards - 1st Place, Photo Essay and Feature Story - Waste In Time, Haiti
